On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:49:29 +0100, victor.stinner <python-check...@python.org> wrote: > Author: victor.stinner > Date: Mon Dec 27 02:49:29 2010 > New Revision: 87505 > > Log: > Issue #9738: document encodings of unicode functions > > Modified: > python/branches/py3k/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst > python/branches/py3k/Include/unicodeobject.h > > Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst > ============================================================================== > --- python/branches/py3k/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst (original) > +++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst Mon Dec 27 02:49:29 2010 > @@ -1063,7 +1063,8 @@ > .. c:function:: int PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(PyObject *uni, char > *string) > > Compare a unicode object, *uni*, with *string* and return -1, 0, 1 for > less > - than, equal, and greater than, respectively. > + than, equal, and greater than, respectively. *string* is an ASCII-encoded > + string (it is interpreted as ISO-8859-1).
Does it mean anything to say that an ASCII string is interpreted as ISO-8859-1? If it is ASCII-encoded it shouldn't have any bytes with the 8th bit set, leaving no room for interpretation. So presumably you mean it is (treated as) an ISO-8859-1 encoded string, despite the function name? -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.com _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
